Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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